Cheating builder who fiddled £800k of VAT ordered to pay £1

A builder who fiddled his VAT returns to the tune of £800,000 has been told to pay back just £1.

Walrus arrives after longest journey in a century

A famously over-stuffed walrus exhibit - weighing in at just under a ton - has arrived triumphantly at its summer home of Margate.

Gang leader's 'degrading and sadistic' attack on vulnerable epileptic victim

A gang carried out a series of vindictive attacks on an epileptic man left so traumatised he still suffers nightmares.

Pervert jailed for 'campaign of sex abuse' on young girls

A paedophile who preyed on young girls claimed he couldn't have committed the crimes... because he's gay.

Bungling armed robbers caught after catalogue of errors

An armed gang were caught by police after a series of blunders... including hiring a getaway van in their own name and leaving price tags inside.

Shock for police as they find addict's secret drugs stash

Police who stopped a drug addict and searched him personally were stunned to find his secret hiding place for cocaine and heroin.

Paedophile's sick messages help convict lover... from beyond the grave

A pervert's warped text messages were given in evidence in court - after the 'witness' was found dead in his cell.

New dad stomps off after ticking off from judge

A father - said to consider his prison sentence 'optional' - has left court with a flea in his ear... and a warning not to be a 'cry baby'.

Jobless thief steals

Tragedy as opera star falls prey to villain

A classical singer fell prey to a villain of operatic proportions after she gave the jobless teenager work.

Dreamland attraction on track

Six crews tackle blaze at flats

Fire crews were called out to tackle a blaze in a lift motor room at a multi-storey block of flats in Margate.

Vile hoarder downloads eight million images

A man has narrowly avoided jail after one of the biggest single collections of sick pictures and movies ever was seized.

£10k reward to track down crossbow robbers

A £10,000 reward is being offered to catch robbers who raided bookies in Ramsgate... armed with a crossbow, mallet and 'noxious liquid.

Mum has sentence slashed

A Thanet mum-of-three - acquitted of killing her partner - has had her 15 month jail sentence for burglary slashed

'Archangel made me send girl sex texts'

A twisted man who claimed an archangel called Raphael told him to target a 12-year-old girl with vile sex texts has been jailed.

Toddler's lucky escape at wild animal park

A mum was forced to get on her knees and coax her son to safety after he squeezed through a hedge at a wild animal park.

No sanctions against ex-far right UKIP candidate

A UKIP candidate in the county elections who was once an active member of the National Front will not be asked to withdraw, it's been revealed.

UKIP candidate

Travellers move to park